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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
233
CR + EN + VU
Population
212,559,409
Area
8,515,767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 33
Endangered 84
Vulnerable 116
Near Threatened 96
Least Concern 1218
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2676
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2837
Chromista 638
Fungi 463
Protozoa 221
Animalia 171
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Bolander'S Water-Starwort

Callitriche heterophylla

Least Concern

Bolete Mould

Hypomyces chrysospermus

Least Concern

Botryobasidium subcoronatum

Least Concern

Bottle gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

Bottle Palm

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Critically Endangered

Bouncing Bet

Saponaria officinalis

Least Concern

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Acer negundo

Not Evaluated

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Brazilian copal

Hymenaea courbaril

Near Threatened

Brazilian firetree

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

Brazilian jalap

Operculina macrocarpa

Not Evaluated

Brazilian jasmine

Jasminum fluminense

Not Evaluated

Brazilian joyweed

Alternanthera brasiliana

Not Evaluated

brazilian-king-wood

Dalbergia cearensis

Near Threatened

Brazilian Licorice

Periandra mediterranea

Least Concern

Brazilian morning-glory

Ipomoea setosa

Not Evaluated

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium brasiliense

Data Deficient

Brazilian-plume

Justicia carnea

Not Evaluated

Brazilian pricklypear

Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis

Least Concern

Brazilian red-cloak

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

Not Evaluated

Brazilian satintail

Imperata brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Brazilian shaving-brush-tree

Pseudobombax grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian tulipwood

Dalbergia decipularis

Least Concern

Brazilian-walnut

Ocotea porosa

Vulnerable

Brazil-nut Tree

Bertholletia excelsa

Vulnerable

Bright-Blue Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia

Least Concern

Brachysira procera

Not Evaluated

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Least Concern

Bracted strawflower

Xerochrysum bracteatum

Not Evaluated

Branched Centaury

Centaurium pulchellum

Least Concern

Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen

Cladonia ramulosa

Least Concern

Branching Bryozoan

Schizoporella unicornis

Not Evaluated

branching larkspur

Delphinium consolida

Not Evaluated

brandling

Eisenia fetida

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Bristly Stonewort

Chara hispida

Near Threatened

Brittle Cinder

Kretzschmaria deusta

Least Concern

brittle maidenhair fern

Adiantum concinnum

Not Evaluated

broad-leafed-ironbark

Eucalyptus siderophloia

Near Threatened

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Least Concern

broadleaf noddingcaps

Triphora amazonica

Data Deficient

Broadleaf Pondweed

Stuckenia pectinata

Least Concern

broad-leaved-carbeen

Corymbia confertiflora

Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Cattail

Typha latifolia

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton nodosus

Near Threatened

Broad-Leaved Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Not Evaluated

broad-leaved-white-mahogany

Eucalyptus carnea

Least Concern

broad-leaved-white-mahogany

Eucalyptus umbra

Least Concern

Broom cupflower

Nierembergia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Broomwort

Scoparia montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Brownbeard rice

Oryza rufipogon

Least Concern

Brown Cup

Rutstroemia firma

Least Concern

Browne's blechum

Ruellia blechum

Least Concern

Brown Funnel Polypore

Coltricia perennis

Least Concern

brown grimmia

Grimmia elongata

Least Concern

Brown mustard

Brassica juncea

Not Evaluated

Brown Roll Rim

Paxillus involutus

Least Concern

bushy matgrass

Lippia alba

Least Concern

Butter And Eggs

Linaria vulgaris

Least Concern

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